Environmental Manager
No salary listed
Senior
Helsinki, Finland
In PersonOn-site in Helsinki, Finland.
Facilities OperationsEnvironmental Health & Safety
About the job
Requirements
- Be a qualified environmentalist.
- Have 7 years of experience within the construction sector.
- Have experience working on high-tech, industrial, pharmaceutical, or data centre projects.
- Have a strong background in site supervision.
Responsibilities
- Draft or review the project Construction Environmental Management Plan and work with the site manager to integrate requirements effectively in conjunction with the client’s requirements and the company’s wider corporate sustainability goals.
- Review all construction method statements, processes, and procedures to ensure they consider environmental risks and mitigate them appropriately.
- Provide toolbox talks to make site staff aware of environmental best-practice onsite behaviours.
- Provide training to site staff regarding environmental and social sensitivities, including what to do in the event of a public approach.
- Identify and implement spill kit provision and training requirements.
- Perform emergency practice scenarios alongside Health and Safety and the Site Manager, identify weaknesses in existing approaches, and develop improvement plans.
- Ensure that all drains and potential entry points to watercourses are protected; assess whether onsite discharges to watercourses contain clean water only and take mitigating actions if required.
- Liaise with the Health and Safety site officer to ensure crossover risks are addressed appropriately.
- Work closely with site management on the project’s environmental objectives.
- Represent the company during client environmental inspections and meetings and report on close-outs for any findings.
- Provide an onsite presence to oversee medium- to high-risk tasks and operations.
- Perform site walkovers with the site manager, provide a written list of findings, and agree actions to address non-conformity issues with realistic dates reflecting their risk.
- Provide monthly environmental progress reports on incidents, resolutions, or interventions.
- Perform incident investigations and track close-outs for any environmental non-compliance.
- Monitor, record, and report on project waste management, including promoting awareness of waste streams and waste minimisation.
- Perform audit checks of permits and manage the existing site-based complaints system.
- Promote best practice and progressive environmental management and provide information on lessons learned and incident feedback.
- Assist the Site Manager and participate in appropriate client meetings and project decision-making processes.
- Stop works where bad practice or poor management is identified.
- Read all environmental permits and identify gaps in site documents or approaches.
- Ensure site noticeboards and key information points along the site hoarding contain sufficient environmental information for site staff and the general public.
- Liaise with the client’s LEED practitioner and coordinate collection of documentary evidence and site inspections to achieve targeted LEED Gold certification of the project.
- Build a strong environmental culture on the project and drive environmental initiatives.
About the company
Winthrop Technologies provides end-to-end data centre construction as a general contractor in Europe, handling design, civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and commissioning work for hyperscale and colocation clients. It delivers projects from concept through commissioning, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and off-site fabrication to speed delivery and reduce on-site contractor complexity. The company differentiates itself with an engineer-led approach, early BIM adoption, modular construction, and a focus on rapid delivery of mission-critical facilities across eight European countries. Its goal is to scale a European data centre delivery platform with large-scale, high-quality projects while growing its footprint and maintaining leadership continuity, supported by a strategic Blackstone partnership.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1995
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 2026 projects show active work in Italy, Netherlands, Finland, and Ireland.
- Winthrop still markets itself as Europe's leading dedicated turnkey data centre delivery provider.
- The 2024 Blackstone partnership supports funding for larger AI-driven data centre programs.
What critics are saying
- Winthrop's current portfolio is concentrated in hyperscale builds, exposing schedule and client concentration risk.
- Bertonico, Amsterdam, Kirkkonummi, Espoo, and Vaasa projects demand flawless commissioning in 2026.
- A major delay or cost overrun on one 96MW campus can damage Blackstone confidence.
What makes Winthrop Technologies unique
- Engineer-led delivery under Anne Dooley and Barry English still defines execution culture.
- Blackstone owns 50.7% since April 2024, signaling institutional backing and discipline.
- June 2026 chair appointment to Ulrich Spiesshofer strengthens governance for Europe expansion.
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Benefits
- Professional Development Budget